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TOS remastered didn't just give us more realistic-looking shots, but actually replaced some spacecraft at times. (In "the Ultimate Computer", the starbase was changed from a K7 type to a Vanguard type, and the Woden from a DY-100 looking thing to a TAS-era freighter look).

Are there any similar shots you'd like to see replaced with something new? Here's some I thought of:

-It might be nice to have a new look for the Bozeman, instead of just a Miranda with some extra stuff on the back.

-I'd like to see the Arcos more clearly in "Legacy"

-It's probably too late for this one, but those abnormally large BoP's surrounding the Romulans in "The Defector" would look better as a couple of Vor'chas.

-I'd also like to see more of the blockade fleet in "Redemption Part 2".

-Hopefully, we can also finally get rid of that unsightly phaser-from-the-torpedo-tube shot in "Darmok".

It wouldn't make sense to change the BoP's in "The Defector" because in "Reunion" they have two that are as big as a Vor'cha. I guess we'll just have to go with the idea that they are much larger versions of the same design. http://tng.trekcore.com/gallery/albu...reunion212.jpg

Maybe for Darmok, they could change it to the ventral array on the underside of the Engineering hull.

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Any use of CGI in TNG will have to be replaced, it's not a matter of wanting it. It's gonna happen. And because CBS-D is not George Lucas, it will be replaced with something that honors the original effect.

The aliens in Galaxy's Child, the return of the Crystalline Entity, the comet and archive in Masks, the shattering effect in Frame of Mind, the lifeform in Emergence, etc. All of those things are either outdated for today or completely lost, or both.

The only "change" I want is correcting the phaser mistake in Darmok. Any other change would be akin to pulling a George Lucas, and would be a disservice to the show.

The only "change" I want is correcting the phaser mistake in Darmok. Any other change would be akin to pulling a George Lucas, and would be a disservice to the show.

I don't know. Replacing the refit Enterprise with the TOS Enterprise when looking up the records of the PSI2000 virus was a nice change that didn't disservice the show, as was the enhanced 'pull back' shot in the Borg Cube.

The only "change" I want is correcting the phaser mistake in Darmok. Any other change would be akin to pulling a George Lucas, and would be a disservice to the show.

I agree, adding a modern day polish to the show like CBS D did for Season 1 I'm all for but totally re-imagining effects work goes against what they're trying to achieve.

I'd like to see minor improvements, one that comes to mind is the shot of the Borg cube beginning to self destruct as the Enterprise moves away. Reusing the antimatter spread explosions didn't look terribly convincing.

I'm not so much of a purist that I'm opposed to replacing shots or effects as new technology emerges.

At the risk of starting a flame-war, I actually liked some of the changes made to Star Wars in '97: (I think the "Greedo shooting first" bit is nonsense as much as anyone, but I did like the updated X-Wing shots; the celebrations on Bespin, Tatooine, and Coruscant; and replacing that silly "Yub Nub" song at the end with something a bit more serious)

Similarly, I was fine with what I saw changed in TOS-remastered. It's probably best, for instance, that the Woden doesn't look like the Botany Bay, and it's hard to defend not fixing the size discrepancy in "The Doomsday Machine".

I'm just curious to see what they might've done had a bit more time and money been available.

I'm well aware it'll never happen, but I think it would be kinda cool if they DID go George Lucas insane on TNG - but as an optional extra with the original versions, of course. I'd love to see them walking past far more alien crewmembers (like the kinds seen in TAS, TMP, STIV and ST) in the corridors and manning the consoles at the back of the bridge.

And the biggest nit I'd fix is seeing the rear of the ship outside the observation deck windows, and maybe seeing the curve of the saucer at the bottom of the viewscreen. I've always loved shots that connect the inside and outside of the ship. It would really add a sense of scale.

I'm well aware it'll never happen, but I think it would be kinda cool if they DID go George Lucas insane on TNG - but as an optional extra with the original versions, of course. I'd love to see them walking past far more alien crewmembers (like the kinds seen in TAS, TMP, STIV and ST) in the corridors and manning the consoles at the back of the bridge.

I , on the other hand, would loathe that. lol

They would have to employ two completely separate crews for a restoration, reimagining job like that.

And the biggest nit I'd fix is seeing the rear of the ship outside the observation deck windows, and maybe seeing the curve of the saucer at the bottom of the viewscreen. I've always loved shots that connect the inside and outside of the ship. It would really add a sense of scale.

The viewscreen isn't a window like in the JJ-verse though, it's just a viewscreen. Wouldn't make sense to see the curve of the saucer, except in rare circumstances where they're actually focusing on a part of space where you could actually see it.

The viewscreen isn't a window like in the JJ-verse though, it's just a viewscreen. Wouldn't make sense to see the curve of the saucer, except in rare circumstances where they're actually focusing on a part of space where you could actually see it.

But in defualt mode, isn't the viewscreen replicating what the view would be from a window in that position? That's the impression I've always had.